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Chris Tillman pitched six innings and gave up four hits in an overpowering performance against the Trenton Thunder tonight. He was relieved by rehabbing O's closer Chris Ray, who pitched a perfect seventh inning and struck out the last two batters he faced.
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Even more important? He's doing it in a Championship Series preview against the junior MFY. Every scout says his command still is a year away from being ML ready but K Law and J Callis both have him as a #2 starter.
Posted by: eric | August 26, 2008 9:14 PM
Erbe was even better:
7.0 2H 0R 1B 9K
Posted by: Jeff V. | August 26, 2008 9:48 PM
The bottom line is that the Orioles need a bunch of starting pitchers. They have ONE you can count on next year, Guthrie. They need to pick up a couple of veterans to fill out the rotation. Then a couple of young pitchers can try to compete for the other 2 spots.
Thinking that the Orioles can find 4 half decent SP from their minor leagues is crazy. Look at this year and all of the failures we have seen due to poor performance or injuries. Basically they proved they have no one other than Guthrie who can start and maintain an ERA under 5.00 which is pathetic.
I'm suggesting going for starts but they need quality innings from a couple of veterans. If, by some miracle, they ever end up with too much pitching it can ALWAYS be traded.
While the Orioles are performing above my expectations I don't think their young players have developed much. Who among the young pitchers showed much? Johnson and ????? At least Wieters looks like the real deal and Jones showed some talent. Unfortunately 1B and SS are gaping holes.
Rich
Posted by: Rich | August 26, 2008 9:50 PM
looks like the Orioles are going to finish about 10-15 games under .500 for the year. Just no starting pitching.
Posted by: Jason | August 26, 2008 10:01 PM
I was at the Baysox game last night, and Tillman was great, but Nolan Riemold really impressed me. He crushed two homers - the first the opposite way and the second one way over the second wall and into the trees.
Chris Ray looked pretty good. Greg Aquino, on the other hand, not so much. Fans were yelling for him to go back to Baltimore. But he escaped a second-and-third jam without allowing a run.
I was also glad to know that at least the future O's will be able to beat up on the future Yankees. The Baysox were cruising 10-0 until the ninth inning when the Thunder scored five runs.
Posted by: Jessica | August 27, 2008 1:34 PM